“We’re hungry players – we’re young and we want to win as many trophies as we can. Losing that day should act as a motivation for us – you’ve got to learn from those games and I think we have and we want to put it right in all three competitions.”

Celtic and Rangers were kept apart in the draw but Ledley insists that he hasn’t felt the loss of the Glasgow derby.

“Most other people might have wanted an Old Firm tie but, as players, we don’t mind,” he said. “We’re playing good football at the moment and we want to continue that form.

“I’m not missing the games against Rangers – not when we’re playing in the Champions League. That makes up for it and what we did the other day was a fantastic achievement.

“We’re happy with the way we’re playing and who we’re playing against. Obviously, we want to win the league and both cups and try to go as far as we can in Europe but we’ll see what happens. Fingers crossed we can win the treble – that’s our aim.

“We can’t get too carried away – we’re just happy to have the opportunity to play in Europe. That’s fantastic and now we have two games coming up against what is, for me, the best team in the world in Barcelona.”

Ledley’s decision to reject overtures from Premier League side Stoke City in order to join Celtic 16 months ago was greeted with bemusement down south but he believes that Tuesday’s 3-2 victory over Spartak Moscow in Russia vindicated his choice.

“When I signed I wanted to play in the Champions League and now we’re all just relishing the experience,” he said. “Hopefully, the people who wondered why I came here in the first place will now know.

“I’m playing in the best competition in the world and, as players, you want to be performing at the highest level you possibly can. We’ve achieved that and we want more of it.

“Was the red card a turning point? Obviously, it was going to be tough for them after they went down to 10 men but credit to us: we kept going and kept battling. We came from behind and I think we deserved all three points.

“We won’t take our foot off the gas and just look forward to playing Barcelona because that’s not the way it goes. You get caught out if you do that.”